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Smoke rises after Israeli missile strikes hit the northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Israeli war planes and naval vessels intensified attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, targeting senior Hamas leaders and bombarding a coastal area, where four Palestinian boys were killed. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israeli strike kills 4 Gaza youths on coastal road

By Ibrahim Barzak and Peter Enav - Associated Press

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on Gaza, seen from the Israel-Gaza border, Saturday, July 12, 2014. Israeli airstrikes overnight targeting Hamas in Gaza hit a mosque its military says concealed the militant group's weapons, in an offensive that showed no signs of slowing down. Israel launched its campaign five days ago to stop relentless rocket fire on its citizens. While there have been no fatalities in Israel, Palestinian officials said overnight attacks raised the death toll there to over 120, with more than 920 wounded. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Israel widens air attack on Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers

By Najib Jobain and Aron Heller - Associated Press

In this photo taken Saturday, May 10, 2014, a woman carrying her child, stands in front of an oil on canvas painting named The Bitter and the Bitterness, by Palestinian artist Raouf al-Ajouri, during an art exhibition &quot;Traces, a testimony to memory,&quot; displaying over forty Palestinian artists work from Gaza, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Fifty-three paintings and two sculptures by 45 artists have gone on display in the West Bank city of Ramallah, said Haneen Qatamesh, a spokeswoman for one of the sponsors, the Palestinian company PADICO. Since Saturday's opening, 12 works have been sold for prices ranging from $850 to $9,000, she said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

West Bank exhibit gives Gaza artists rare showcase

By KARIN LAUB - Associated Press